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Yazoo City, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 14,550
Males: 7,691 (52.9%), Females: 6,859 (47.1%)

Yazoo County

Zip code: 39194

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $19,893
Median house value: $49,800

Population by Race

Races in Yazoo City:

  • Black (69.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (22.2%)
  • Hispanic (7.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (3.8%), English (2.9%), Irish (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), German (1.3%), Subsaharan African (1.0%).

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 10.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Yazoo City

  • High school or higher: 64.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 15.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Yazoo City city

  • Never married: 43.2%
  • Now married: 33.3%
  • Separated: 4.8%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

7.1% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Yazoo City:

  • KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL SWING BED (823 GRAND AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Yazoo City:

  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BELZONI, MS)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 29 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
  • MADISON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; CANTON, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yazoo City:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 58 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 106 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Yazoo City:

  • YAZOO COUNTY (about 4 miles; YAZOO CITY, MS; Abbreviation: 87I)
  • BELZONI MUNI (about 21 miles; BELZONI, MS; Abbreviation: 1M2)
  • C. A. MOORE (about 33 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; Abbreviation: 19M)

Amtrak station:
YAZOO CITY (222 W. BROADWAY). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
 
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yazoo City:

  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)

Schools

Public high schools in Yazoo City:

  • YAZOO CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location: 1825 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • YAZOO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 555; Location: 6789 HWY 49 FRONTAGE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • YAZOO CITY VOC COMPLEX (Location: 1825 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high school in Yazoo City:

  • MANCHESTER ACADEMY (Students: 517; Location: 2132 GORDON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Yazoo City:

  • BETTIE E WOOLFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,040; Location: 209 W. 5TH ST; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • MCCOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 716; Location: 1835 SCHOOL DR; Grades: 02 – 04)
  • WEBSTER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 622 E.4TH ST.; Grades: PK – 01)
  • YAZOO COUNTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: 6781 HWY 49 FRONTAGE RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (Location: 12 18 GRAND AVENUE; Grades: 03 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Yazoo City:

  • COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: PO BOX 977; Grades: KG – 7)

Libraries

Library in Yazoo City:

  • SOUTH DELTA LIBRARY SERVICES (Operating income: $451,102; Location: 310 NORTH MAIN STREET; 63,957 books; 393 audio materials; 1,400 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)

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